The Relationship Between Gait Symmetry and Metabolic Demand in Individuals With Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation: A Preliminary Study.

Conclusion: There is mixed evidence for the relationship between temporal-spatial asymmetries and metabolic energy expenditure. This preliminary study may suggest optimal metabolic energy expenditure in individuals with transfemoral amputation occurs at an individualized level of symmetry and resultant deviations incur a metabolic penalty. The results of this study support the idea that addressing only temporal-spatial gait asymmetries in individuals with transfemoral amputation through rehabilitation may not improve metabolic economy. Nevertheless, future prospective research is necessary to confirm these results and implications for clinical practice. PMID: 30690459 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research